ah ah ah ah, this is dw news lived from berlin, a funeral for form of pope benedict. the 16th is held in thousands of faithful goblet for a ceremony presided over by pope francis. it's the 1st time in 2 centuries that a fishing pulse have conducted such rights for his predecessor. also coming up

a 2nd day of deadlock, him the u. s. congress, as republicans fail to break the impasse over a new house speaker. policy hard line of block front runner, kevin mccarthy, in a sick leadership vote. and russia deploy a warship carrying hypersonic cruise missiles for training in the atlantic. that is moscow's military leaders come under growing pressure over setbacks in ukraine. clos, germany becomes the latest country to require a negative. cobit 19 tests for travelers arriving from china. it seeing a surge of infection. ah, and i manuscripts, mccann, and welcome to the program. hope francis has presided over the funeral of his predecessor, pope benedict in rome. francis bless benedict coffin at the end of the mass making

a grace esser to stand in a gesture of respect for the former pontiff frances has largely been confined to a wheelchair and recent months due to leg pain. thousands of people gathered in saint peter's square for the funeral mass, including germany as president and its chancellor benedict was the 1st german and almost 500 years to lead the catholic church. he stunned the world by voluntarily stepping down and 2013 due to ill health, becoming the 1st pope in centuries to do so. during the funeral serve as francis pay tribute to benedict's wisdom and sacrifices. with confidence, we now offer our final farewell to pull to mer to spread the dirt from him to commend him to god or merciful and loving father own. but he is from christian rigidity. too soon, spirit sancho may the god of our fathers through jesus christ. his only son in the holy spirit to lord and to give her a voice from deliver pope emeritus furniture from death. the fit humour,

certain gods praises in the heavenly jerusalem and expectation of the resurrection of his mortal body. on the last stirred and, and joined here in the studio by john barrick, who covered the former pope benedict selection, said d, w in 2005. welcome, john. we know the benedicts had requested a simple funeral. was that your impression of what we saw today in better concerns? it was, it was certainly very simple. yes, it was the kind of a requiem mass that you would have seen for a bishop, perhaps in germany or poland or, or any other country. but there was, of course, a particular notice of embassy because it was held in some fetal square and with tens of thousands of people in attendance. not to mention large numbers of, of cardinals. the scene carries for the last 10 years. this essentially been to pope's living in the vatican to living pope's. how do you think bennett benedict's

death will change things to pope france is going forward when you say to pope's but one of course called himself a meritus, a retired pope. and he was, in fact, although many people thought he would be a focus for conservative theological ideas, opposed to pope francis and there would be a rivalry, in fact, he was extremely discreet. and there was very, very little friction. if any, at all, there was a good rapport between the 2 men, how it will change his, his is being gone. well i, it's difficult to say hope francis has been very quietly reforming the catholic church, but actually making quite substantial progress. i don't think this will really change that much. he will continue on the path that he's on. as we mentioned earlier, you covered benedict election and you reported from many of his paypal trips. can you share some of your personal memories with us. gov,

the so many i think in 2006, one of the personal ones that i found very touching and sweet. it was a state visit by a pope to the united kingdom. i had the privilege of travelling in the papal aircraft and seeing both benedict at close quarters. he also went to scotland, where he was received by queen elizabeth 2nd. and there he came up to the, to the, to hollywood palace in a rather small car. when he got out he, with some difficulty he, the queen came towards him to greet him. and the 2 people sort of stumble that little bit over the grass with the queen, actually taking his arm and supporting him and remarking how difficult it was to get in and out of small cars, which was very sweet. and i, i thought to myself, actually, a strange comparison came to mind. these 2 people have quite a lot in common more than one would ordinarily think. both of them, people with an extraordinary sense of duty and loyalty and self sacrifice in the

interests of an institution. whether you believe in the institution of the monarchy over papers or not. it's something that one has to respect. i think this, this dedication and self sacrifice for an ideal, and perhaps it is something that is, it is indeed something that's become less fashionable, something that's dying out. what a strange coincidence they should both died in the same year. steve described a man with great dedication and many will remember benedict as the pope who stepped down that of course there was much else wasn't there to remember about his, his pay to see what, what stands out for you. but he was an enormous intellect. i think many people who criticizes the logical ideas. i have the impression, i haven't read anything that he ever wrote. you know, he was his, the author of, of no fewer than 25 major scholarly works. he was at 31, a full professor at the unit at a german university and extraordinary career when you think that he was the son of

a simple bavarian policeman and, and a cook. and he is immensely respected as, as a theologian, even by people who don't necessarily follow his is theology, the archbishop of canterbury, no less head of the anglican communion or is not a roman catholic, obviously called him on the occasion of his death. one of the great philippines of the 20th century religious affairs expert john barry, thank you so much for sharing your memories with us to now washington d. c. has seen a 2nd dramatic day and the u. s. congress. republicans in the house of representatives have failed to elect a speaker. that is after a 6 vote. conservative kevin mccarthy's bids lead. the republican majority in the house is being blocked by a group of right wing hardliners, who even defied an appeal from former president donald trump. on mr. mccarthy's behalf, lawmakers have now adjourned until noon on thursday to allow the republicans to

seek away out of the impasse. he but is there a way out we are still corresponding and washington semi so misconduct. but we don't know exactly how they're going to solve this crisis. we just know that they're working on it. we've heard rumblings and rumors that kevin mccarthy has been huddling with his critics. those who have been standing in his way in the past to be the speaker of the house and trying to crank out some concessions to bring them over to his side. it looks like things might be moving in his direction, but none of that has actually played out into a vote on the floor of the house of representatives. so that means we're going to head into a 3rd day and a 7th round of voting. and some of our viewers might be wondering where does this actually go? well, this is pretty new territory here in modern politics. it hasn't happened in 100 year. so lawmakers themselves are navigating the situation, but we know they're going to continue to vote until they select a speaker of the house. that could be kevin mccarthy. it could be someone else. we could just see several rounds of voting ahead of us. but let's see what progress is

made in negotiations through tonight and in the morning. send me some asunder in washington that now nato secretary general young stoughton bug has warned that it would be dangerous to run the estimate. russia and president vladimir putin's war aims in ukraine. schellenberg said there was no indication the person had changed his goals in the war, ukrainian forces embracing for a possible russian offensive following the deadly as strike against a building housing russian soldiers. the attack has been fueling growing criticism in russia against the military leadership, and in a boost for ukraine. france has said it will now provide, keep with the lights tanks that would make it the 1st western country to do so. the w correspondent, roman gunter, and co is following developments from keith. and we asked him what he's been hearing about the ukranian warnings. the russia is planning to call up more troops for a major new offensive. well yes,

we're hearing and such and such a statements nearly every day. hear from top ukraine and officials from president himself from the ukraine and military. they're saying that russia is preparing an offensive. nobody won't knows when exactly and at what place and some say that could happen, that may be in the coming days a weeks or the site would happen in february or march. and the weather conditions are decreasing here in ukraine. so frost is coming, was temperature sinking on to minus 10 degrees celsius, and this will make it possible for russia to use a heavy tanks. but it will also make it possible for you, great to use have a tank. so this an escalation possible escalation coming. we don't know that for sure. and ukraine is also a concern. and, well, russia could strike from the north, from bellows, or from the east at the moment, the heavy fighting continuous, especially in these, around the city of baltimore. but on the other hand, we hear reports from ukraine and not yet confirmed by independent sources that the ukrainians were able to push back the russian forces in baltimore, at least

a little. italy's ran and country rank her in. keep that now we're gonna go back to our top story and now the funeral of the former pope benedict, the 16th, and we can now cross over to our correspondent jack parrot has been following the funeral from saint peter's square in the back. and jack, can we start with your impressions of this day so far? well i think the funeral was very much as the vatican suggested that it would be scaled back. but still very sort of in keeping with the traditions of the vatican and the catholic church. there were the official estimates from the vatican is that there were about 75000 people in attendance. saint peter's square, frankly, was not full, as you might have, it might expected if it was a, a sitting coat whose funeral was taking place. but much of this has been unprecedented. i spoke to one nun after the after the funeral,

who'd come here of her own volition. she said she'd felt compelled to come here. and she said that she found the m, the funeral ceremony very sought but profoundly beautiful. there was a stillness, a calmness of quiet the, obviously the hymns singing out around the square. and this is, i think, probably exactly what pope marriage has been. is it the 16th had wanted he said he didn't want to sort of fool pomp and ceremony of a normal paypal funeral. the funeral is now over benedict. the 16th will now be in touch in the vault of saint petersburg hillock, or is that right? yeah, that's right, so the wooden casket that was brought out into saint peter's square for the funeral will then be sealed once again in zinc and then put in to another wooden a coffin that will then be in touch in the grotto underneath the basilica of saint

peter, that is common for a normal pope, and then perhaps he may be laid to rest elsewhere within the, within the building at a later point. but for now that's, that's what will happen going forward later on today. now we know that the current type francis course presided over the funeral mass for his predecessor. some commentators saying that francis was himself looking quite frail during the ceremony. yeah, that's correct. he came out. he was wheeled out in a wheelchair. we know he has a bad knee. we know that he hasn't been in the strongest of health for a while now. he was obviously able to go through, but certainly there was not particularly much strength in his voice delivering the prayers and the, and the speeches as part of the the, the funeral. he himself has said that if he was in a ailing health that he would resign the position, he's publicly stated that before much as his predecessor benedict did. i think,

you know, it is quite a cold day here today. the ceremony wasn't too long, and there are a lot of formalities night to continue as we go forward. but as you say, there have been some, some commentators suggesting that he perhaps lives a bit more frail than he has done in recent years. now because benedict wasn't in office when he died, official at delegations, friend wrote, were limited to those from italy and germany. basil, lots of foreign dignitaries, attended in private capacities, didn't they? yeah, they did. have you seen a lot of the catholic faithful, including came the king, felipe of belgium, the former queen of spain, sophia, we know that german chancellor. alas, sholtes and the president of frank. well, to shy maya, we're all here. a lot of foreign dignitaries it's, it's felt quite private. the ceremony feminist is felt like people have turned up to this funeral for feelings of their own connection. i had an australian

archbishop speaking just on the street earlier saying that pope benedict himself had been a guiding hand in his religious career. and i think a lot of people felt the pope entity was very hands on and supported a lot of the senior people in, in the vatican in, in the catholic church, into that positions. and a lot of people have personal feelings and personal stories to tell. and that's why many of them have turned up to the vatican to witness the funeral to day. thanks so much. that's jack parrot at the vatican innovative. ok, let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. israel's new government has unveiled a plan to overhaul the judicial system and weaken the powers of the supreme court. the proposals would allow parliament to override some supreme court decisions with a simple majority critic say. the plan would append israel system of checks and balances and undermine its democratic institutions. anti government protests in

peru over the ousting of former president petro castillo, have resumed after a brief pause. during the past week's authorities reported that roads had been blockaded in dozens of provinces, protest as in lima, tried to reach congress to demand the resignation of lawmakers. e commerce joined amazon says it is causing more than 18000 jobs site. think current economic . a consistency and rapid hiring for the pandemic. some of the terminations will take place in europe. amazon announced 10000 job cuts in november. you are watching d. w. news still to come on the show around brewing over integration here in germany after new year's eve celebration spilled over into violence in berlin. germany's interior minister blames the trouble on men with a migration background. now germany has joined

a growing list of countries to impose mandatory cobra tests on travelers from china, which is currently facing a serge in infections. the german health minister said there will also be random checks upon entry for any corona virus variance. and he also announced the expanded monitoring of waste war, sat from arriving planes for the virus. and this comes a day off to the european union urged member states to impose restrictions on visitors from china. e recommendations include pre departure, co tests and face masts on flights to and from china. jing has threatened counter measures against countries imposing such restrictions. and we can get more from d. w. 's brussels bureau chief, alexander phenomena. alexander at 1st, italy and france. now germany as well, making tests a requirement for arrivals from china. is it likely that other you states will follow suit? well, i think it is quite likely the other you states will heat the recommendation and

also move to him. impose mandatory pre departure testing or random checks upon arrival. germany has just announced that belgium did it yesterday and it is what really makes sense according to experts who are saying that it is important to have a co ordinated approach within the european union, within the shing, an area where you do not have an internal border controls because of course, if you have a fragmented response, a travelers from china could say, all right, if we need a negative coverage test to enter italy for instance, then we go to another, you appear, nation. and when we don't need where we don't need a negative test and travel on from there to italy. so what is needed expert are saying is the coordinated approach to these you nations imposing these an air

restrictions? what are they most worried about? well, i think that the main reason for their concern is, are the mistrust in the data that china is sharing china was to withholding important information at the beginning of their pandemic. and critics are seeing that is exactly what is happening right now. so they fear that a china and might be covering up covered cases and the real death, a tall. we know that sir hospitals and a funeral homes in china are overwhelmed and still, according to official data. at china has one of the lowest death toll in the world, even though according to asked to maids up to 9000 people might be dying every day from covered in china. and even experts with the world health organization are seeing china needs to be more transparent and more forthcoming with sharing data

that other nations can rely on t w's, alexander of phenomena we'll have to leave at ab. thank you so much. now new year's eve is normally a pretty rowdy night here in berlin. but after dozens of police and fire fighters were injured in attacks involving fi works is now increasing debate about who is to blame. the city's mayor is calling for a summit on how to deal with use violence. the german interior minister has suggested that failures failures in migration and integration could be partly responsible. why it might see in the heart of rumor. the ushering in the new year escalated into street violence in many cities across germany. as usual, roland was one of the main hotspots for the intensity of this years. violence was described by police as far worse than in previous years. police officers were among

those attack during the night, along with fire fighters. another members of the emergency services, one fire fire to had to be hospitalized. many others were injured. in berlin, a 145 were rested in connection with the riots of those attained 45 german citizenship. the knots turned the debate from the potential banner pyrotechnics into one about migration and integration. in its wheat, germany's interior minister nancy phaser said, we have a problem in major german cities with some young men with an immigrant background who despise our state. commit acts of violence, and it's very difficult to reach them with education and integration programs. the statement is said, arts with an otherwise cautious approach by the german government. delightful victo and often course the debate about what happened on years eve, but it's not about the so called m aggression background, or the demand for ban on firecrackers. that won't auto when it's about as much more

fundamental. this is about an attack on the rule of law to the registered other members of the governing coalition have warned, against jumping to conclusions. it's blowing mindful. we've never seen a phenomenon like this before. men's got at least not to this extent. i'm at home. and so of course i have a problem with response like this. to mean, it's hardly a just description, totally discuss people of an immigrant background, attacking emergency workers and stuff in entities. i log i shot that english that the scobee finished understand. precedence of brilliance no can district are not surprised that the violence flared up in their neighbourhood. he is this absalom? this part of berlin is the worst in these high rise buildings. i'm speechless. it's the same every year as well. the burn trash cans, set cars on fire or smash bus stops to stella. good. come put up once your muscles will some do it because the heed the police some because i think it's fun most or

angry because of cove. it's more for some people. it's in a nature much i'm into it because it's waste of money for those who want to use fireworks, let them and all of my friends are into it. it's muffle. my phone is it's all summer and it's nice to lead the fan down again. it's kind of normal for berlin, bumping to loss is august muzzle. and this is gone to the mile and been berlin's mayor francisco, if i has called the summit against youth violence, it's a 1st attempt to find a solution to recurring problem. all right, let's get more from our political correspondent hands blunt hands and some pill additions. we're hearing a blaming the violence on new year's eve on men with a migrant background who haven't properly integrated into german society. is that fair mean to even know anything about the perpetrators yet we don't have figures for the whole of germany yet, official figures. but what we have heard officially from berlin and from the area

around this is often western germany, is indeed that's about a 3rd of the people that were taken in by the police, had germans and citizenship. the other 2 thirds, what people from more than a dozen different countries and one has to say, probably those people with german citizenship could well also have a migrant background. so i think the analysis is clear, even experts, several experts are saying that germany should not be reticent about naming names as it were in about being clear about this problem. but at the same time, the question is, what is to be done about it? and here people are saying questions of education, of integration, of employment and so on are important. and one has to be clear that this does not turn into a racist debate of debate about racism. most the vast majority of people,

of, with american background in germany are well integrated in society and also condemn these attacks. berlin suddenly saw the worst of the violence, local authorities here in the capital, a being heavily criticized for what happened. you've talked about the importance of integration education. i mean, all the authorities now doing anything specific to be better prepared for such as situations like this in the future. while they're having a conference to discuss the matter. that's a fairly normal political response. i guess the discussions about whether or not prior fighters, for instance, should always be accompanied by police by what he guards as it will if they go into problematic areas of the city. so there is a law and order response that some people are calling for. but the question of lord, order is not going to attack the deal with the root causes of a problem. and here associate nomic factor,

clearly off at the root of things. so questions about how to deal with the social economic problems and certain housing projects on the edges of large german cities . for instance, those need to be addressed. he w. hunt on thanks so much for that. all right, here's a quick reminder of the top stories we're following for you today. hope francis has celebrated a funeral mass for his predecessor benedict, the 16th of the vatican, in bright thousands of the faithful attendant. the historic bricklayer mass benedict will be entered in a simple wooden coffin. in the crypt beneath saint peter's basilica and republican kevin mccarthy has lost a sick vote in his bed to become speaker of the us house of representatives. his election has been blocked by a group of republican hardliners for 2 days that even to fight a call from former president donald trump. to back mr. mccarthy.

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